To learn prevalence and incidencePurposeFairfield County has a large population and more fast food restaurants, therefore they have a higher obese population compared to Perry, Licking, and Franklin County.HypothesisGraphResearchConclusion Our hypothesis was wrong.

The data we collected showed that Fairfield County had the lowest obesity rate compared to the other 3 countiesResearchGender-Males are more obese than females. Restaurants-Comparing each of the counties, Franklin had the most with 730. Income/Poverty-A survey from 2011 shows that people making an annual income of $90,000 and above were less likely to be obese.Factors We Looked IntoAgeRaceIncome/ PovertyGender RestaurantsPrevalence and Incidence ObesityPrevalence: 28.2 out of 100 41,980

out of the total population of

148,867

DiabetesPrevalence: 10.4 out of 10015,482 out of the total population of 148,867Age-68% of adults in Fairfield county are obese or overweight.Race-Caucasian: 89.2%African Americans: 5.9%Hispanics: 1.7%Asians: 1.1%Native Americans: 0.2%GraphPopulationNumber of RestaurantsObesityDiabetesPrevalence/ Incidence Formulas CitationPrevalence:Total Diagnosed / Total PopulationIncidence: # of New Cases / (Total Population - Known Cases prior to the time period)Incidence: Could not find new cases diagnosed because of the information available to us. Age/Diabetes/Obesity/Gender- http://www.mountcarmelhealth.com/workfiles/pdf/fairfield_community_needs_assessment.pdfRace- http://www.city-data.com/county/Fairfield_County-OH.htmlIncome/Poverty-http://www.healthy.ohio.gov/comprofiles/fairfield.pdfRestaurants- https://visitfairfieldcountyoh.org/fastfood.php